The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-25

M. h. ingalls,, president OF the T., l., st L. %
c., writes that he will leave Europe for home on
the 30sh OF this month.
The earnings of the Chicago, st. Louis 81
Pittsburg road the first half Of July show an
Increase Of $40, 62S over the corresponding fifteen
days of 1886.
Charles 7. Clarke. recently yard master Of the
Lake Erie &c Western at this point, has been ap-
pointed yard-master of the L., N. A. & c. at
New Albany.
c. B. Higgins, NJ D., of Kansas City, has been
appoip ted surgeon of the Wabash railway hospi-
tai at Peru, Ind. the position made vacant by
the recent murder of DR.. North
C. NJ Wicker commissioner of the Chicago
Freight Bureau, has resigned. to take effect
Aug. l. A. +. Bigelow, of the Baltimore &
Ohio. is named as his probable successor.
It IS stated that movement is foot to
the law of the State of Illinois by electng the
requisite number of directors residing and main
tanning an Office in that State.
The l., B. & w. people have been remodeling
their yards at Springfield, Ohio increasing the
side-track room at that point three miles. This
season the side-track room On the l., B. 81 w.
lines has been extended eight miles.
Chief Engineer Delafield and his corps reached
Fredericksburg Ind, with the survey, last
week, and the New Albany e. Vincennes road
will likely be built. The location of the shops
seems to be the most knotty question.
The official statement shows that the Cleve-
land Columbus. Cincinnati e. Indianapolis road
earned in June 1914. 964. increase the earn
ines for the corresponding period. 1886, $l3. GIL
A. j. Stott, a representative OF the Railway
Age, has been in the city for day or two look
ing the railroad interests over, collecting facts.
and at the same time gathering in advertise
ments. if anybody wanted ything in that line.
It is now twelve months since the Pennsyl-
vania people took off the hotel cars, which had
been running between St Louis and New York
for twelve years and substituted the buffet cars.
The latter are proving much more acceptable to
the travelling public
The c., H. & D. people are figuring with the
G., St. L. d 2. for the privilege of forming
connection between the c., H. q DIS Richmond
division and the Cincinnati, Wabash Michi-
gan, by using the c., St. L. 81 p. tracks between
Richmond and Anderson.
The Wagner Door Company, of this city, on
| Saturday were notified that the Wagner door
| had been adopted by the Richmond d Danville
| system aud that they would be placed on 500
contracted for last week, to be built at the
| Tredegar iron works, Richmond, Va.
The Louisville New Albany & Chicago people
can.now handle their trains by the wire which
runs to French Lick Springs the Western Union
having completed telegraph line to that point on
Saturday. 1t will be great convenience for the
road and for visitors at the pleasure resort.
The demand for cars is daily increasing. Con-
signors and consignees would do we'll to bear in
mind that they do much to expedite bust
ness generally by loading and unloading
promptly. Cars are worth from $40 to $15 per
day to the roads, and often that much to q ship
per.
There is a good deal of talk about increased
railroad earnings, but comparisons will show
that the roads or the country, taken as a whole,
are little if any above the level of three years
ago in their earnings. The roads have recovered
from the depression of 1855 and 1886, but
more.
Since President McKeen dropped the Terre
Haute &c Indianapolis road the citizens Of Terre
Haute seem to have lost their interest in rail-
roads in a large measure. No more is heard
of the Terre Haure q Southwestern. work
which was to begin sixty days ago. according to
the pro- ectors' talk.
There is a large movement of live stock for
July, both of through and local character.
Belt-road engines last week handled 9S9
loads of live stock, against 7O8 the correspond
ing week. 1886 The increased movement is said
to be account of the shortness of the grass
crop, owing to the dry weather.
General McNuta, receiver of the Wabash is
interested in the construction of California
road. known the San Francisco & Clear Lake.
The Central Pacific threaten to build into the
section to be penetrated by the McNulta
line. and will try to discourage Receiver Nc
Nulta's ardor in that direction.
Ii is daily becoming more and more apparent
that the Wabash road ia to have an ugly COM
petitor when the Toledo St. Louis g. Kansas
City road gets into good working order, which
will be within the next twelve months. Presi-
dent Quigley is selecting good men to officer the
road, and evidently the line is to become an i'm
portant through railway.
Today new line of parlor cars will be put
between Cincinnati and ST. Louis
over the C., l.. ST. L.. & G. and !.
line and the c.. H. & l. and the VandaIia daily
gathers strength. At the present rate the Ohio
& Mississippi will shortly have few passengers
to carry between the cities named.
The c.. III. & D., operating the Bowling Green
Sc Tontogany. have within the last few ths
practically rebuilt the road, and it Is said be
Of the best pieces of track in Ohio. Trains
are now to be run over it at the speed of their
best trains When they took hold Of the prop
erty, fifteen miles per hour fast as the
management dared run trains over It
The Terre Houte Car-works Company have
decided to rebuild at once. Their insurance
hava haan adj tad ho anio vin
them $24 298 80. BRAZIL Muncie, and Evansville
worked hard to induce the owners of the works
to abandon Terre Haute and build At their
respective towns. but the management conclud-
ed Terre Haute was as good point as they
could find.
Though the gauge of the Toledo, St. Louis &
standard width for moro than half the distance
from Toledo to st. Louis, the Toledo Board of
Trade reports show that the receipts of wheat in
Toledo greater by that road than by any of
the other dozen lines that reach the city. the
Wabash's big system only excepted.
The Indiana, Bloomington 6 Western earned
in the second week in July, $54. 900; increase
over the corresponding week last year, So $50
Since Jan. l the increase over the corresponding
period last year has been $7S482. Receiver
Henderson seems to have been n little off when
he asserted that the interstate law would cost
the road 5000 900 year, or affect its earnings
that much. The worst half of the year is past
and there is handsome increase
Professor Mendenhall, of Terre Haute, has re-
turned to that city from Baltimore where he has
served as president of the board called together
by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, to
prepare plans for a technical school for the COM
pany. It is the scheme of the company to edu-
cate young men in the mechanical branches of
railroad affairs, especially pertains to the
operation of this particular road, fitting them
to take responsible positions in Its service. The
board concluded its work and will shortly sub
NIT a report to the company embodying its sug-
gestions for the establishment of the school.
Under instructions from the court, Receivers
Humphrey and Tut, of the Wabash, st. Louis 81
Pacific, have issued circular giving notice to all
persons having claims against the road which
have been allowed by the court, that they must
be presented before the 9th of August or they
will forever be barred; they also give notice that
any claim or claims which held against the
receivers. against the Wabash, st. Louis e.
Pacific company, should be presen ted before